> He also said they usually left much more daring things to safer places and preferred to keep the air show maneuvers less risky since crashes are not a good marketing plan.
Makes sense. Fancy maneuvers at lower altitudes (i.e. Air shows/Public/govt Demos) give less space to correct or safely eject when something goes wrong.
My first flight instructor, an accomplished aerobatics competitor and air-show performer, had a saying: "Make the difficult look easy, the easy look spectacular, and never attempt the impossible."
Makes sense. Fancy maneuvers at lower altitudes (i.e. Air shows/Public/govt Demos) give less space to correct or safely eject when something goes wrong.